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Super debate too one dimensional: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... of the daily news cycle as it is difficult to summarise complex issues (on which experts cannot agree) into a one-page article." However, the firm said while there was difficulties inherent in those ongoing policy debates, commentary on the Age Pension ...

Chief economist update: US recession a sure thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
... lows (4.4% December 2006) before the US economy receded. So much so, that the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland's article on the yield curve back in March 2007 stated: "The spread is currently negative: With the 10-year Treasury note rate at 4.78% ...

Sovereign wealth fund plans Ancestry.com retreat

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... subscription service because of reasons including the limited size of the market, according to an S&P report quoted in the article. A report released in May from International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF) said that sovereign wealth funds retreated ...

Renewed calls for risk-adjusted returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... compared. Maritime Super was prompted to defend its MySuper option after it was named the "weakest performer" in an AFR article, bottoming the league table at 4.3% per annum, while rival super funds such as QSuper, UniSuper and Media Super blitzed the ...

FPA launches new CPD platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) launched a new continuous professional development solution for members. The FPA's My CPD solution will allow members to track their CPD on the FPA Learn online education platform. My CPD allows ...

Remembering Ron Grima

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
... moments. A friend I could always call on, who would both listen with empathy and offer encouraging support." Penning an article in December 2018, Grima criticised the Royal Commission for placing too much focus on misconduct in the industry and failing ...

Chief economist update: The turn in Australia's cycle from vicious to virtuous

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... passage of the Morrison Government's tax rebates. Especially the Morrison government's tax rebates. According to an article by the Sydney Morning Herald ( SMH ) published on July 4: "Deloitte Access Economics director Chris Richardson said the ...

HUB24 defends cash accounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
... account holders will be worse off following the recent interest rate cuts. HUB24 called for a trading halt in light of an article written in the Australian Financial Review published on July 3, claiming its account holders and clients of its competitor ...

Insurer to add value via tech

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
The battle for customer engagement and demonstrable value in the world of life insurance is leading to a raft of new offers, including a new wellness program from Zurich. Zurich today launched LiveWell, an app-based program that will reward customers ...

Fee discounts harder for active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... This is an abstract of a story first published in the latest print issue of Financial Standard. You can view the full article on our free iPad app.